Client Overview
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology was founded in Hisar, Haryana, India in 1995. The university offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the areas of science, engineering, technology, management, and pharmacy.
In today’s case study, get insights on how MindScroll LMS helped Guru Jambheshwar University successfully move to online learning and offer UGC recognized courses for its 2000+ students during the COVID-19 crisis. The platform enabled all the processes from student registration, admission, fee payment, assessment, and examination to function seamlessly. How was this accomplished? It was the result of MindScroll’s complete UGC compliance and simple course, test and assessment creation, assignment submission, remote exam monitoring capabilities, and more.
The Big Challenge Faced
• Classes had to be moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• All UG and PG courses had to be made available in the online format
• All online degrees had to meet UGC India’s criteria (Annexure 9)
• The student registration, admission, fee payment, assessment, and examination processes had to function seamlessly on the platform
• Exam scheduling and remote monitoring functionalities needed to be available
Mindscroll LMS’s Solution
• Used the platform’s easy course creation and management feature to offer online UG and PG courses in minutes
• Created a variety of eLearning content using MindScroll’s support for multiple content types like pdf, PowerPoint, audio, video, weblinks, etc
• Auto-generated online tests using MindScroll’s online test generator
• Created an engaging learning experience with the platform’s ability to support live virtual classes, recorded lectures, group discussions, and more
• Used the platform’s robust engine for online assessment creation and assignment submission with support for multiple question types
• Used the platform’s ability to create question banks, remotely monitor exams, and schedule exams by defining start and end times
• Got teachers and instructors to easily conduct online classes using MindScroll’s integration with video conferencing tools like Google-Meet, Zoom, and MS Teams
The Result Achieved
• The platform was made fully compliant with UGC India’s guidelines (Annexure 9)
• Classes were conducted using virtual classrooms with MindScroll’s integration with Google-Meet, Zoom, and MS Teams
• Online and distance learning was made easy with the system’s ability to easily create online courses in minutes
• MindScroll was made equipped to handle the student registration, admission, fee payment, assessment, and examination journey smoothly
• An engaging eLearning experience was created with MindScroll ability to support live virtual classes, recorded lectures, interactive courses, PDFs, case studies, videos, group discussions, quizzes, and E-tutorials
• Students were able to self-register and select their course/semester along with other details all by themselves on the portal
• Student details were easily verified, profiled, and unique enrollment numbers were assigned to them after students submitted their application details
• A robust assessment and assignment submission engine was made available with automated marking for objective question papers and manual admin marking for subjective papers
• Creation and maintenance of question banks was made possible with the ability to make different types of questions from true/false, MCQ, subjective short and long questions, etc
• Remote exam proctoring took place with student image capturing through a webcam
• Exams were scheduled by defining start and end times with easy setting of passing criteria, negative marking, timed papers, and limited attempts
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